Beckham & Friends Live: A Soccer Icon Interviews Himself

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Here’s a riddle for you: what do you get when you cross a soccer legend, a couple bottles of English ale, and almost no script? The answer arrives May 6-7, 2025 on Paramount+ with Beckham & Friends Live—possibly the most unexpected sports show since... well, David’s last penalty miss.

The Format: What We Know For Sure

Location: A cramped studio dressed up as a pub (clearly in LA, not London—you can tell by the suspiciously clean beer mugs).

Guests:

— Former teammates (Gary Neville’s already confirmed);

— Actors who only support Manchester United when it’s trendy (Ryan Reynolds sightings anticipated);

— Someone from the music world (please, not Ed Sheeran again).

The Hook: Producers swear 70% of the show will be unplanned moments. Though let’s be honest—when they say that, it usually means "we’ll edit out anything actually interesting".

Personal Prediction

As someone who’s seen plenty of failed sports shows (remember Terry Bradshaw’s Country? No? Thank God), here’s my take: 50/50 Odds of Success.

Will work if:

— Beckham actually loosens up (and doesn’t just play "Mr. Ambassador");

— Guests are RDJ + Zlatan caliber;

— Paramount+ doesn’t censor the good curse words.

Will flop if:

— David’s hosting skills prove second-division level;

— There’s more product placement than stories;

— Episodes end up shorter than commercial breaks.

The real mystery: Will they show that moment when Victoria calls mid-show? (Spoiler: Of course they will—this is television).

P.S. If there’s no joke about Zidane’s headbutt in the premiere, we riot.